I would actually start trying to call people's cell phones. If I still couldn't get anyone it would really depend on my relationship with my boss. If I had a good boss who would give me the benefit of the doubt I would not go in. If I didn't I would probably go ahead in and do the best I could even if it meant going home early.

I would try to keep calling. I would also try to find another way to call -- cell phones, text messages/email, etc -- until you can actually get in touch with someone. I would also consider calling a friend in a different department to go by mine to ask them to call me. It could be a problem with the phone system. Ultimately though, if I couldn't reach them and needed to call off, I would probably ask a friend or family member to go up there and tell them in person for me. If it isn't safe for me to drive, I shouldn't be on the roads.

Really? It's to help with safety. I have yet to work a retail/food job where they haven't. Heck, even the one medical office I worked at locked their staff in before and after they opened. Of course, locking in has always meant the locks are locked from the inside.

Because otherwise you do get the people who wander inside and want you to open the store at 7 am just for them, and the drunks who want tacos at 4 am and get belligerant when you motion no from inside the store.

Really? It's to help with safety. I have yet to work a retail/food job where they haven't. Heck, even the one medical office I worked at locked their staff in before and after they opened. Of course, locking in has always meant the locks are locked from the inside.

Because otherwise you do get the people who wander inside and want you to open the store at 7 am just for them, and the drunks who want tacos at 4 am and get belligerant when you motion no from inside the store.

I've locked myself in from the inside plenty of times, locked in from the outside would bother me!

Really? It's to help with safety. I have yet to work a retail/food job where they haven't. Heck, even the one medical office I worked at locked their staff in before and after they opened. Of course, locking in has always meant the locks are locked from the inside.

Because otherwise you do get the people who wander inside and want you to open the store at 7 am just for them, and the drunks who want tacos at 4 am and get belligerant when you motion no from inside the store.

I've locked myself in from the inside plenty of times, locked in from the outside would bother me!

Asd long as there's an emergency exit I'm not so bothered. It is an odd thing to do, though; locking from the outside. I wonder if the employee theft percentage is sky high.